A Mind for Numbers: Quotes
How to Excel at Math and Science
Book by Barbara Oakley
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"A Mind for Numbers" by Barbara Oakley reveals the science-backed techniques and insights that can transform anyone's ability to excel in math, science and complex subjects by harnessing the brain's innate learning abilities.
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Thinking in Diffuse Mode
"But as long as we are consciously focusing on a problem, we are blocking the diffuse mode."
Section: 1, Chapter: 1
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Thomas Edison, one of the most prolific inventors in history, had this perspective about failure and persistence. When his attempts didn't work, he didn't see them as failures but as successful discoveries of ineffective approaches. This allowed him to keep inventing and making progress where others may have quit. In math and science, mistakes are inevitable and provide valuable learning opportunities. Embrace them as part of the learning process, and keep a positive attitude even when the going gets tough.
Section: 1, Chapter: 3
Human Approach to Teaching Math and Science
"What a wonderful stimulant it would be for the beginner if his instructor, instead of amazing and dismaying him with the sublimity of great past achievements, would reveal instead the origin of each scientific discovery, the series of errors and missteps that preceded it—information that, from a human perspective, is essential to an accurate explanation of the discovery." - Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Section: 1, Chapter: 8
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